Bahrain - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Bahrain. Close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Bahrain
| Location | Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 26 00 N, 50 33 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Tarrain | mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment |
| Natural Resources | oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
| Natural Hazards | periodic droughts; dust storms |
| Irrigated Land | 40 sq km (2012) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | Arabian Aquifer System |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 161 km |
| Climate | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 760 sq km |
| Water Area | 0 sq km |
| comparative Area | 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
| Continental shelf | extending to boundaries to be determined |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Jabal ad Dukhan 135 m |
| Lowest point | Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 11.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 5.3% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 0.7% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 88% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
Smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq
People and Society
In Bahrain, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Bahraini 47.4%, Asian 43.4%, other Arab 4.9%, African 1.4%, North American 1.1%, Gulf Co-operative countries 0.9%, European 0.8%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.82% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 4.2% of GDP (2020) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.65 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.81 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 43.8% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 2.2% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Bahraini | Bahraini(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Muslim 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8% (2020 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 18.1% (male 143,399/female 139,667) |
| 15-64 years | 77.7% (male 762,190/female 454,616) |
| 65 years and over | 4.3% (2024 est.) (male 34,433/female 32,583) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 31.3 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 26.8 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 4.6 |
| Potential support ratio | 21.8 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 33.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 34.6 years |
| Female | 31.2 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 89.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 709,000 MANAMA (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.68 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.5 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 80.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 78.1 years |
| Female | 82.7 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: NA |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: NA |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 1.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 14.9% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 25.3% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 4.5% (2020 est.) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Bahrain
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